Old Mother Catastrophe said,
“I will tell you once again,
How to arrive at the Foxes’ den.”
Dot and Tot said, “Oh Mother Catastrophe, we would rather never find our mittens than to have to go to the Foxes’ den.”
Trot said, “Please tell us how to find our lost mittens.”
Mother Catastrophe said, “You go through the woods by the most crooked path you can find, and turn to the right, and turn to the left, to see if the Foxes are behind you, if all is still you go on until you come to their den,
“When Madam Red Fox comes out you bow politely and say,
“Good evening, good morning and how do you do?
We have come to pay a visit to you.”
At that very minute Dot and Tot began to weep and wail. They cried until little streams of tears showed on the carpet.